Gornja Briga (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnja ˈbɾiːɡa]; in older sources also Gorenja Briga,[2] German: Obertiefenbach[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
Gornja Briga | |
|---|---|
  Gornja Briga Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′46.53″N 14°48′17.06″E / 45.5295917°N 14.8047389°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 623.3 m (2,044.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 11 |
| [1] | |
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 34.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Kočevje municipal site
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